A corporate reform coup d’etat in Bridgeport
By Norm Pattis, the attorney who litigated this case, cross-posted from his blog.
An Open Letter to the Connecticut General Assembly In re: Bridgeport’s Schools
A call came in moments ago. Mayor Bill Finch and his aides are busy at work in Hartford, lobbying lawmakers to pass legislation retroactively justifying the disbanding of the elected school board in Bridgeport. The governor’s men are also at work. Just yesterday. the State Supreme Court told the governor and the city they broke the law with this bloodless coup. Undettered, they now want lawmakers to change the law.
Attached is an open letter to the General Assembly. If you care about local control and the right to vote, email it to your state Senator and House member. I’m told a full-court press was on to pass the
